🐦 Rosetta
Quail · breed reference
The dark rosy-brown Coturnix — genetically a Tibetan carrying one dose of the darkening gene, so Tibetan × Tibetan and Rosetta × Rosetta hatches throw each other (breeders keep both and sort by shade). Same clock as every Coturnix; the dark feathering hides better in a planted aviary.
| Species | Quail |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Both |
| Eggs per year | ~280 |
| First eggs | ~8 weeks |
| Table-ready | ~9 weeks |
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